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Beyond the white negro : empathy and anti-racist reading /

Critics often characterize white consumption of African American culture as a form of theft that echoes the fantasies of 1950s-era bohemians, or 'White Negroes, ' who romanticized black culture as anarchic and sexually potent. In this work, Kimberly Chabot Davis claims such a view fails to...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Davis, Kimberly Chabot, 1968-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2014]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Critics often characterize white consumption of African American culture as a form of theft that echoes the fantasies of 1950s-era bohemians, or 'White Negroes, ' who romanticized black culture as anarchic and sexually potent. In this work, Kimberly Chabot Davis claims such a view fails to describe the varied politics of racial crossover in the past fifteen years. Davis analyzes how white engagement with African American novels, film narratives, and hip-hop can help form anti-racist attitudes that may catalyze social change and racial justice.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 253 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780252096310
0252096312
1306890802
9781306890809